New Delhi: The total premium of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) collected for fiscal 2022-23 grew 16.67 percent to Rs 2.32 trillion from Rs 1.99 trillion. In terms of the sheer volume, no other company matches the insurance giant. In terms of premiums collected, it continues to hold a market share of 62.58 percent as on March 2023.


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According to the Life Insurance Council data, private insurers have also collected a considerable amount of premium in March due to last-minute customer rush to benefit ahead of the April 1 withdrawal of tax exemptions for non-linked policies. (Also Read: SBI FD vs Post Office Fixed Deposits: Which One Should You Choose?)


LIC's premium growth for fiscal 2023 is the second highest among its listed peers, with HDFC Life leading with 18.83 percent, SBI Life at 16.22 percent, and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company at 12.55 percent. (Also Read: Latest FD Rates 2023: SBI vs HDFC vs ICICI vs PNB vs Canara Bank Compared)


In FY23 while the insurance giants' individual single premium grew 3.30 percent and individual non-single premium grew 10 percent, its group single premium grew 21.76 percent to Rs 1,67,235 crore from Rs 1,37,350.36 crore.


For March 2023, LIC's premium for the individual category exceeds Rs 10,000 crore, the highest amongst all life insurance companies, followed by HDFC Life, SBI Life, and Tata AIA Life gathering Rs 2,989.17 crore, Rs 2,318.77 crore, and Rs 1,884.41 crore, respectively.


In the individual non-single premium segment, it grew 10.49 percent from Rs 5,501.12 crore in March 2022 to Rs 6,077.97 crore in March 2023.


According to a report published in January by Kotak Institutional Equities, listed insurers are expected to deliver a 15-60 percent growth in their value of the new business for the fourth quarter (Q4 FY23) due to improvement in term business, nonpar business, and better operating leverage.


Broking firm Motilal Oswal in its February 2023 report initiated a "buy" call on the LIC's share with a target price of Rs 830 per share post their Q3 FY23 results update and on basis of September FY24E (Estimates) of 0.8 times Enterprise Value.


It cited a gradual diversification of product or channel mix being underway and it having all the levers in place to maintain its leadership position.